James Carr Walton[1] (born June 7, 1948)[4] is an American businessman, currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer.

[3][7][8] Walton graduated from Bentonville High School in 1965, where he was president of his junior class, played football at all-state level and also learned to fly a plane.

[2][4]: 69–76 [10][11] On September 28, 2005, Walton replaced his deceased brother, John, on the Wal-Mart Board of Directors.

[2] He was CEO of his family owned Arvest Bank, until becoming Chairman of Arvest Bank, and chairman of newspaper firm Community Publishers Inc. (CPI) owned by Jim Walton himself (but founded by his father Sam Walton after acquiring the local newspaper the Benton County Daily Record, both operating in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma[10][12]).

[18] As of September 28, 2024, Jim Walton was ranked at #17 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $102 billion[19] with a $ YTD change of +$29.8B.